Arizona Beverage Company, Ltd.

Headquarters in Woodbury, New York
Company type	Private
Industry	Food & drink
Predecessor	Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons (1971)
Founded	May 5, 1992; 31 years ago (1992-05-05) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Founders	Don Vultaggio John Ferolito
Headquarters	Woodbury, New York, U.S.
Areas served	Worldwide, mainly in the United States, Canada and Mexico
Key people	Don Vultaggio (Chairman & President) Rob Marciano (Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing) David Menashi (CEO)
Products	Ready-to-drink teas, juices, and coffees, snacks and alcoholic beverages
Brands	AriZona Tea, Sunbrew Coffee
Parent	Hornell Brewing Co., Inc. (dba Vultaggio & Sons)
Website	www.drinkarizona.com

^[1]Arizona Beverages USA (stylized as AriZona) is a producer of many flavors of iced tea, juice cocktails, and energy drinks based in Woodbury, New York.^[2] Arizona's first product was made available in 1992, to compete with Snapple. Both companies originated in New York.

AriZona is known for its "Big Can" drinks holding 22 US fl oz (650 mL) of iced teas, (with the exception of the AriZona chocolate fudge float with 695 mL.) Juice drinks and other beverages that retail for around the price of US$0.99 in the United States and C$1.29 in Canada. Their beverages also come in 16 US fl oz (470 mL), 11.5 US fl oz (340 mL), as well as a 128 US fl oz (3,800 mL) (gallon) of AriZona.

The "Arnold Palmer blend" of iced tea and lemonade has been commercially available since the 1990s; AriZona has since risen to become the most popular primary distributor of the beverage, with over $100 million in sales in 2010.^[3]

AriZona also distributes packed trays of tortilla chip products, consisting of "Nachos 'n' Cheese" and "Salsa 'n' Chips".^[4] In 2020, the company introduced a line of fruit snacks in mixed fruit, Arnold Palmer, and green tea varieties.^[5]They also have a major line of merch and drink mixes, including products such as rollerblades and skateboard wheels.

History

The company roots trace back to 1971 when friends John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio opened a beverage distribution business in Brooklyn, New York. The company was a successful beer distributor.

In 1990, they saw the success of Snapple (also a Long-Island-based company founded in the 1970s) bottled juices and teas, and attempted to make their product. In 1992, they produced the first bottles of their own AriZona teas.^[6] Vultaggio said the name was originally Santa Fe, in response to the adobe-style house he lived in, but he felt it did not look right on the packaging. He went with Arizona even though he had never been to the state and, in fact, had not even traveled west of the Mississippi River.^[7]

The suggested retail price printed on the can has remained at $0.99 even with rising costs for the company.^[8] Retailers, however, can set their own price.^[9]